May 29, 2003
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- Haikus are a form of poetry that consists of three lines with five, seven, then five syllables on each respective line. For example...
Rockwood is in space (5 syllables)
On a circular station (7 syllables)
Looking down on Earth (5 syllables)
Obviously, that's pretty boring, but technically correct. Try to do more than just count syllables. Be creative!
- The haiku you submit doesn't necessarily have to have Rockwood mentioned in it, but it would be nice if it related to something in the site somehow, whether it be space-related or just pertaining to a topic brought up elsewhere.
On with the haikus!
Haiku number one is a bit upset with last week's "Haiku of the Week" choice...
Haiku of the week?
Coherence is optional?
But I'm not bitter :)
--Sarcasmo
Haiku number two is a bit more upset, but in a palindromic way...
Haiku? That was CRAP.
Was it that bad? That it was.
Crap. Was that haiku?
-- The Jedi
Haiku number three honors the people whose sacrifices allow us to be so flippant all of the time...
Memorial Day -
A day to honor heroes.
Buy a vet a drink!
I tried to talk him into it, but he's not having any...
Keith won't write to you
For Haiku Thursday. I guess
he's scared of haiku!
--Christina
Haiku number four is easily explained. Rock and Roll are in geostationary orbits 22,000 miles above Earth whereas Skip's station is in low Earth orbit. This allows the signal to be picked up...
A comment on the radio on Monday's (Tuesday's?) strip:
SkyFi Radio
How the heck does it work there?
It must be magic!
--Ryan Green
Haiku number five takes a guess at Rockwood's post-Memorial Day lateness...
You are a day late.
Comic and Mailbag are off.
Daylight savings still?
--The Raven's Mirror
Haiku number six is somewhat accepting of our odd schedule...
Monday holidays
really screw up the Rockwood
Good thing I'm patient.
--Larry C.
Haiku number seven sympathizes, too...
Poor Brian Lundmark
working overtime again
just to make us grin.
Mailbags and haikus
in addition to cartoons.
We appreciate.
Someday, when you are
rich and famous, remember
all the good old days.
--No name
Finally, haiku number eight is Haiku of the Week for recognizing super-genius. And no, we have no shame...
Submited in proxy by Brian Layman. You were so tired you spoke in nearly perfect haiku -just had to move the middle line...
Body, exhausted.
It was nearly 1 a.m.
Cartoon dreams, shattered.
--Brian Lundmark
Want to see last week's Haiku Thursday? Go check it out!
Send in your haiku and maybe next week you can achieve poetry fame! See you then!
